Police in Algeciras are searching for the perpetrators of a shooting which left one man dead in the middle of calle Trainera in the San García district of Algeciras.
Attempts to re-float ship postponed
Attempts to re-float the Panamanian-flagged ‘Rhea’, which ran aground on El Rinconcillo beach in Algeciras, have been suspended and will resume tomorrow when the tide is more favourable.
Police seize 422 kilos of hashish in Tarifa and Algeciras
In two operations in Tarifa and Algeciras, Guardia Civil officers detained a total of seven people and seized 422 kilos of hashish.
Two detained for smuggling drugs
Two people were arrested in Algeciras after trying to smuggle 78.3 kilos of hashish in the false bottom of the petrol tank of an Opel Astra. The detainees were 45 year old F. G. L. R. and 46 year old H. A. M.
26 arrested in cocaine bust
A total of twenty-four people have so far been detained in a police operation against drugs trafficking in Algeciras, Cádiz province, with 213 kilos of cocaine being seized.
Four injured in brawl in Algeciras
Four people were taken to the Hospital Punta Europa in Algeciras early this morning after a fight at a local nightclub. All four had suffered stab wounds in the incident which occurred at around 07:00.
Man jumps from 8th floor window
A 30 year old man died after throwing himself from the window of an eighth floor apartment in Algeciras.
120 new National Police officers for the Bahía de Algeciras
Yesterday saw the arrival of 120 extra National Police officers for various police stations in the Bahía de Algeciras area of Cádiz province. The official induction ceremony was held in Algeciras and was attended by the Minister of the Interior, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba.
Judge orders immobilisation of Liberian registered ship
A judge in Algeciras has ordered the immobilisation of the Liberian registered container ship responsible for an oil spill near San Roque last week.
Oil spill reaches the beaches in Algeciras
An oil slick 1.5 kilometres long and 4 metres wide has reached the beaches of Algeciras following the accident on Wednesday involving a Liberian registered container ship.